Lieutenant governor says she regrets her
appearance at funeral upset family
By Tom Barnes and Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
An update to Lt. Gov's callous behavior at a military funeral last week. Enough media has been all over this that an apology had to be forthcoming.
And, as is usual for such politicos that are anti-Iraqi liberation, the apology has an edge that insinuates she is sorry for offending, but not sorry for her anti-Iraqi status.
Direct quotes, per article above:
"I wanted to assure you once again that my intention was not to add to what must be a tremendously heartbreaking, difficult period," Knoll wrote. "I have attended dozens of funerals to offer my sympathy and condolences to the families of soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice."
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Knoll said that Sgt. Goodrich's military service "was beyond the call of duty. If my regard for his family's grief was seen another way, it is thoroughly regrettable. The fact that you have been offended deserves and receives my most profound apology."
"... way beyond the call of duty"?? Is that another way of saying that he served honorably, he and his family making the ultimate sacrifice, despite the fact he should not have been sent there?
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